police; police officer; police station
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
long ago; already; a long time ago
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
retreating figure; appearance from behind
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
senior high school; high school